Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 21 | 268 | 196 | 69 | 99 | 160 | 384 | 405 | 311 | 230 | 261 | 310 | 279 | 272 | 373 | 523 | 299 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:24PM1.69m | 00:38AM1.60m | 1:08PM1.71m | 1:24AM1.61m | 1:52PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.47m | 6:40AM0.41m | 7:14PM0.48m | 7:25AM0.40m | 7:59PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 21 | 268 | 196 | 69 | 82 | 57 | 54 | 60 | 37 | 214 | 105 | 84 | 279 | 272 | 325 | 312 | 299 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | S 16 | ESE 17 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 6 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 43 | 59 | 52 | 99 | 157 | 44 | 132 | 197 | 26 | 41 | 54 | 49 | 55 | 125 | 229 | 45 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 18 | SE 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 59 | 26 | 43 | 31 | 78 | 84 | 138 | 261 | 310 | 111 | 95 | 32 | 23 | 85 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 331 | 253 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 160 | 384 | 405 | 311 | 230 | — | — | — | — | 373 | 523 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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